Please join in this prayer for Nigeria at this critical time.

*Prayer for free and fair election in Nigeria*

God Our Father as we stand at the threshold of fresh general elections in Nigeria,
We your children come before you, conscious of how we have misused your gifts and blessings in our country since we started our new democratic journey.

We also humbly acknowledge how we all, leaders and followers, have turned away from You and favoured corruption, impunity and violence. We admit that we have allowed greed, hatred and fraud to permeate and mar our elections up till now

Merciful Lord, we turn to You, pleading for mercy and pardon. Strip us of greed, corruption and impunity. Cause your Holy Spirit to expel from us all unjust tendencies and fraudulent practices, rid us of the evils of vote-selling, vote-buying and election rigging.

All-powerful and Benevolent God, without You, we cannot succeed, left to our own devices, we cannot progress. We therefore fall on our knees, seeking your intervention. Transform our electoral officials into impartial and incorruptible umpires. Fill them with the spirit of patriotism, justice and fairness so that they may conduct free, fair and credible elections. Make our votes count transparently that we may have honest, true and just election results.

Oh God of justice and love, inspire us to vote solely for the common good of our nation so that we may elect visionary, honest and competent leaders with hearts that beat for the welfare of one and all in our nation.

Enable us to embrace and usher in A new dawn in Nigeria through these elections
So that our children can look forward with hope to a more bright, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

We ask all this through Jesus Christ our Lord – Amen.

Mother Mary, Queen of Nigeria, intercede for us.